Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Quick Summary
Sunday, February 22, 2009 15:37
Stephen Covey’s Seven Habits™ are a simple set of rules for life - inter-related and synergistic, and yet each one powerful and worthy of adopting and following in its own right. Here’s a quick summary of what is being taught by Stephen Covey.
HABIT 1: Be Proactive
Fosters courage to take risks and accept new challenges to achieve goals.
HABIT 2: Begin with the End in Mind
Brings projects to completion and unites teams and organisations under a shared mission, vision and purpose.
HABIT 3: Put First Things First
Promotes getting the most important things done first and encourages direct effectiveness.
HABIT 4: Think Win-Win
Encourages conflict resolution and help individuals seek mutual benefit, increasing group momentum.
HABIT 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood
Helps people understand problems, resulting in targeted solutions; and promotes better communication leading to successful problem solving.
HABIT 6: Synergise
Ensures greater ‘buy-in’ from members and leverages the diversity of individuals to increase levels of success..
HABIT 7: Sharpen the Saw
Take time out from production to build production capacity through personal renewal of the physical, mental, social/emotional, and spiritual dimensions. Maintain a balance among these dimensions.
